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thredUP Releases Second Annual Impact Report [REPORT]
Report outlines company's business and brand-aligned environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy and highlights progress in 2022
CEO Insights [REPORT]
Despite geopolitical disruption and looming economic concerns, CEOs remain focused on navigating through uncertainty. While the challenges are many, today’s CEOs demonstrate incredible resilience through their ability to navigate external factors and continue to explore and invest in emerging technologies. Below are highlights from the most recent Fortune/Deloitte CEO survey.
The world’s most valuable brands of 2023
Apple continues to lead as the world’s most valuable brand, for the second year in a row, in the Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands Report 2023. The latest ranking shows that the total brand value of the world’s top 100 brands now stands at $6.9 trillion for 2023. Despite a 20% drop in the overall index vs 2022, the Kantar BrandZ Top 100 retains its long-term growth trajectory, posting 47% growth compared to the pre-COVID (2019) level.
7 Marketing and Advertising Predictions for 2024
The marketing and advertising landscape is constantly evolving. Digital, AI, big data, fast data – more advancements and new technologies are constantly being introduced. Before we delve into the marketing of the now and near future, let's take a quick trip down memory lane over the past 50 years.
Kanguro Insurance launches Health Insurance Plans for Pets
Kanguro Insurance has officially launched its health insurance plans for pets. With a strong focus on digital innovation and bilingual customer service, Kanguro Insurance aims to modernize the pet insurance industry in the United States.
The state of the US consumer: July 2023
Despite some glimmers of optimism last quarter, consumer spending across demographic groups—and many retail segments—continues to decline.
What You Need to Know About the Bilingual Bicultural Hispanic Market [PODCAST]
In this episode of The New Mainstream Podcast, Maria (Lopez) Twena, Chief Marketing Officer at Adsmovil and children’s book author of the MariVi the Master Navigator series, discusses the importance of cultural values like collectivism to marketing to bilingual-bicultural Hispanics.
For Success in Marketing, “Curiosity Is More Productive Than Certainty”
The need for certainty is a gravitational pull shared by all marketers. From project to project, our clients ask us (and we ask each other), "Are you sure this is going to work? Is it going to sell the product?" This would seem both natural, and rational. Selling the product is what we do for a living. It's what makes our world go 'round.
Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2023–2027 [REPORT]
Five-year projections of consumer and advertiser spending data across 13 segments and 53 countries and territories
Rate of Homeownership Higher Than Before Pandemic in All Regions
The U.S. homeownership rate in 2022 was even higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic — 65.8% compared to 64.6% in 2019 — a rebound driven largely by those age 44 and younger, according to the Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancy Survey (CPS/HVS).
Which U.S. Workers Are More Exposed to AI on Their Jobs?
About a fifth of all workers have high-exposure jobs; women, Asian, college-educated and higher-paid workers are more exposed. But those in the most exposed industries are more likely to say AI will help more than hurt them personally
A bigger, bolder vision: How CROs are propelling growth from the C-suite
Scaling a company—large or small—is no easy feat. For start-ups, 80 percent never reach critical scale.1 At bigger companies, the challenge is even greater. Only 10 percent of S&P 500 companies have achieved growth surpassing the GDP for a continuous period of 30 years or more.2
The Power of Embracing Your Big, Ugly, Monstrous Ideas
As a creative professional or innovator, I totally get it—you've probably cooked up your fair share of Big, Ugly, Monstrous Ideas that you secretly hope will never see the light of day. It happens to the best of us! These are ideas that you might be embarrassed to voice or present, but I hope this article helps you recognize that these Big Ugly Monstrous Ideas hold a transformative power and should not be underestimated or overlooked. By Noel Artiles - Creative Director / Creative Leader
‘The rest of the ad industry is playing a loser’s game’
Author and consultant Michael Farmer talks about ad agency decline, why selling creativity is a cop out, and why introducing AI to advertising is like pouring gasoline on a fire
Connecting with Consumers in an Age of Change
Consumers have never had more control over what they watch — how can marketers balance their TV media mix?
Telemundo teams up with clothing company Kid of Immigrants to celebrate THE FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2023
Telemundo, the exclusive Spanish-language home of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023TM, announced today a limited-edition merchandise collection in collaboration with the pioneering Los Angeles-based clothing brand and cultural movement Kids of Immigrants.
Shocking Millennial Marketing Statistics & Trends in 2023
It's hard to believe it was ten years ago when Time Magazine released their iconic millennial cover story, The ME ME ME Generation. Flash forward to 2023 and millennials – those born between 1981 and 1996 – are now 27 to 42 years old and the largest generation by size – surpassing baby boomers.
Most Asian Americans View Their Ancestral Homelands Favorably, Except Chinese Americans [REPORT]
Pew Research Center has a long history of measuring Americans’ views of the United States, China and other countries, but less is known about Asian Americans’ views of these countries.
The Collapse of the Purchase Funnel [REPORT]
In a volatile world rife with pressures on consumers, from health and the economy to challenges to rights and freedoms and an eroding sense of community, consumers are demanding more from brands.
